COVID-19 and emerging trends in health professions education (LIHP) (English only)
Date:
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Time:
10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. (EST)
Description:
This seminar makes part of the webinar series organized by the Leaders for International Health Program. Its main aim was enabling a space for dicussion and reflection regarding
he COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging trends in health professions education that the crisis is shaping.
Objective(s) of the meeting:
To enable a space for dicussion and reflection regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging trends in health professions education that the crisis is shaping.
Brief synthesis of the topics:
- Presentation: Emerging trends in health professions education during COVID-19 times: an overview - Dr. José Francisco Garcia Gutierrez
- Presentation: COVID-19 and emerging trends in health professions education: A Caribbean perspective - Professor Terence Seemungal
- Presentation: Reflections - The COVID-19 pandemic and the implications for health education - Ms. Jennifer Andall,
Speakers. Brief summary of the curriculum:
- Dr. José Francisco Garcia Gutierrez, Regional Advisor on Human Resources for Health, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
- Professor Terence Seemungal, Professor of Medicine and Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Ms. Jennifer Andall, Manager, Health Sector Human Resource Planning and Development, Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago.
Keywords:
COVID-19, trends, health professions, education
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